Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Pig'S Ear

Notomys mordax compared with Gomphus clavatus

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Pig'S Ear is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Pig'S Ear
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Gomphidae
Genus	Notomys	Gomphus
Species	Notomys mordax	Gomphus clavatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse and Pig'S Ear share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Pig'S Ear

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Pig'S Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pig'S Ear

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.